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July 14, 2015 Correction: Practices/tryouts for the Archery Champions Teams will be held Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from 5pm to 7pm — not on Tuesday.

Reported by Baroness Ygraine of Kellswood

Shoot the War Points for the East and our Midrealm allies, shoot for the fun of it, or both! There will be plenty of opportunities again this year. Target archery accounts for 7 War Points — 1 for the Archery Champions Team competition, and 2 each for the 3 traditional populace shoots. The populace results will be announced on Friday.

Range set-up takes place on Monday, July 27, starting at 9am, and assistance is very welcome.

The Archery Ranges are officially open from 9am to 5pm beginning Sunday, August 2.

Their Royal Majesties have asked the Gazette to distribute the following announcement which can also be found in the June issue of the Pikestaff

Greetings to the East Kingdom!

We are very excited to announce that this year there will be an Arts and Sciences War Point at Pennsic. The following individuals have all committed to serving as our Eastern champions for the war point at Pennsic:

Agatha Wanderer (Queen’s Champion)

Naomi bat Avraham (King’s Champion)

Elysabeth Underhill

Katheryn Fontayne

Osazuwa n’Kante

Rosina von Schaffhausen

Guthfrith Yrlingson

Please come and support our champions on Wednesday of War Week in the Aethelmearc Royal Encampment! All Maunches and Laurels are allowed to vote but the populace is encouraged to attend to see all the wonderful work being done in the Kingdoms of the East, Midrealm and Aethelmearc!

Children guard the East Kingdom Royal encampment at Pennsic 43. Photo courtesy of Mistress Elisabeth Lovell

The last of the Pennsic war points were decided today with the armored castle battles, siege weapons competition, and the end of the populace archery war points. The East won the majority of the six points for the castle battles as well as six of the nine points of the populace archery war point. The Middle won the siege weapons war point.

Unofficial reports indicate that the East Kingdom won the war by 3 points.

EDITED TO ADD: The full points spread is now available at the Pennsicwar website. The East won with 25 points to the Midrealm’s 20.

Children guarding the gates of the East Kingdom encampment give chase to a suspicious intruder. Photo courtesy of Mistress Elizabeth Lovell

The frequent rain and thunderstorms moving through Pennsic resulted in the cancelation of the armored and rapier woods battles scheduled for yesterday due to safety concerns. Armored bridge battles were fought in the morning instead with three points going to the East and two to the Middle. The rapier ruins battle was scheduled to take place in the afternoon but it and the siege weapon war point were canceled due to lightning. The rapier ruins battle will be fought at its originally scheduled time tomorrow. The siege war point may be rescheduled to occur at the same time as the rapier ruins battle.

The Archery Champions shoot occurred today with the point going to the East. East Kingdom court was held this evening. Among many other items of business, Their Majesties awarded the Tyger of the East to Duke Gregor von Heisler.

While the field battle is the dramatic centerpiece of Pennsic, the woods battles are possibly more loved by the combatants themselves. Many appreciate the additional challenges that combat without sight lines bring. Strategies must be drawn up differently, tactics must be executed with precision, and moments of heroic combat take place continually throughout the battle. In a dramatic day of combat both the heavy and rapier armies took to the woods of Pennsic for a series of war point battles.

Our sources tell us that the East won all woods battle war points for both the heavy and rapier combat.

Reports are coming in that in many battles this year at Pennsic the Eastern side is fielding a significantly larger force than the Midrealm side. This was reportedly the case in these woods battles.

—————————-The East Kingdom Gazette welcomes anyone at Pennsic to send in reports and photos “from the field”. Email reports and news items to us at eastkingdomgazette@gmail.com. Please read our submission guidelines so that the editors will have everything that they need to make your news known.

Disclaimer: Submission is not a guarantee of publication and any content submitted may be edited for grammar, clarity, length or suitability for the Gazette audience.

Rapier Field Battle was Sunday, July 28, and the East won all three battles! No further details at hand, but the East took that war point.

Rapier Champions Battle was Monday, July 28, and Midrealm took that War Point, though it was close.

Of 21 total bouts, the Midrealm won 11 with East only winning 10. East won the 20-on-20 Melee, but during the 20 separate One-on-One bouts, Midrealm won 11, with the East and Allies winning only 9, for a total score of 11 to 10 Mid.

Of special note, Don Orlando of the East took on the His Majesty Damien, King Calontir, using cut and thrust weapons and rules, as that is the only form used in Calontir.

—————————-The East Kingdom Gazette welcomes anyone at Pennsic to send in reports and photos “from the field”. Email reports and news items to us at eastkingdomgazette@gmail.com. Please read our submission guidelines so that the editors will have everything that they need to make your news known.

Disclaimer: Submission is not a guarantee of publication and any content submitted may be edited for grammar, clarity, length or suitability for the Gazette audience.

The Field Battle at the Pennsic war is among the most spectacular sights in the Society. With more than a thousand armored combatants on each side, and hundreds of spectators lining the edges of the field, it is an event that is eagerly awaited by young and old alike. Continue reading →

The first battle scheduled was the Allied Champions battle, in which all Kingdoms attending Pennsic, except the East and the Middle, selected 80 fighters per side to fight a 1 hour resurrection battle. Sir Tanaka Raiko, reporting for the Gazette, has let us know that in “the allied champions battle…our side is dominating.” More information about the Allied Champons battle is available online here from the Pennsic Independent. Continue reading →

At this year’s Pennsic War, the big-hearted people of the East Kingdom will have yet another opportunity to demonstrate the greatness of our Kingdom. At the suggestion of the Queens of the East and Middle Kingdoms, a new war point for volunteering is being instituted. For the 24-hour period spanning Tuesday, July 30th (the Tuesday of War Week) from midnight to midnight, each and every volunteer will be counted. Every location at Pennsic that is staffed by volunteers will record the name and Kingdom affiliation of each volunteer during that time period. The side with the most hours volunteered will be awarded a War Point towards Pennsic victory.

For those unfamiliar with all of the jobs that are filled by volunteers at Pennsic, this article from Pennsic 41 (2012) has a great detailed list of many of the departments that need volunteers and what skills and labor are needed. [EDIT: Please note that this is an old list of volunteer opportunities and is *not* the definitive list for this year’s Volunteering War Point] Everyone can do their part for the war in more ways than one by signing up to help with their favorite activity.

Set-up of the archery range happens Monday, July 22, and help with this effort is greatly appreciated. The range should be open for use sometime on Tuesday, July 23. There is no marshal schedule during the first week, so if you wish to shoot, please arrange for your own marshal. Range take-down starts on Thursday at 5pm, and all help is welcome.

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